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Environmental Archaeology, Jun 1, 2001

Environmental Archaeology is the journal of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) a... more Environmental Archaeology is the journal of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) and is supplied to members of the AEA as part of their subscription. The current subscription rate is £20 per year for ordinary members and £12 per year for student members. Membership enquiries should be made to Ruth Pelling (Association for Environmental Archaeology,

The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2015

Abstracts with programs, 2021

The 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2019

<p>The analytic sophistication demonstrated in this volume can be traced back to pioneering... more <p>The analytic sophistication demonstrated in this volume can be traced back to pioneering works in studies of prehistoric human ecology and what is now recognized as geoarchaeology. The combining of several subfields in geology, geomorphology, hydrology, soil morphology, and advanced dating methods have resulted in the realization of many of the aspirations of the inter-disciplinary research that was advocated for in previous decades. This chapter contrasts the drainage basin morphology along the lower Southeastern U.S., with its expansive Coastal Plains stands, with the shorter river valleys in the northeast, which are controlled by bedrock. The alluvial valleys in the Southeast combined with the milder climates throughout the Pleistocene set this area of the U.S. apart for prime geomorphological and geoarchaeological studies. These regions are contrasted with landforms in the near East at similar time periods, emphasizing the value in global comparisons.</p>

The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2017

The SAA archaeological record, 2007

Geoarchaeology-an International Journal, Sep 30, 2016

During the Iraq War (2003-2011), the U.S. government dispatched teams of forensic archaeologists ... more During the Iraq War (2003-2011), the U.S. government dispatched teams of forensic archaeologists and anthropologists to examine a series of mass graves, a site of genocide allegedly perpetrated by Saddam Hussein in the late 20th century. Remote sensing and limited field-testing disclosed a crime scene featuring extensive landscape disturbances from haphazard placements of shallow, presumed grave trenches and associated spoil heaps. Geoarchaeological expertise was used to explain the terrain irregularities at the crime scene and to reconstruct the processes and sequence chronology of grave site selection, interments, and site abandonment. Geomorphic investigations included observations of field relations and follow-up sedimentological and geochemical analyses. The precrime scene landforms were demonstrably Upper Pleistocene in age and were underlain by calcretes of variable morphogenetic origins; they produced an impenetrable crust of variable depths. Misreading of these elements underpinned the flawed planning and inefficient excavation and disposal strategies by the perpetrators. Geochemical analysis of the grave fills isolated elements (chiefly K) that could be diagnostic of otherwise homogeneous sediment units. Taken together, these data provided key evidence for conviction of the Hussein regime. A "geotaphonomic model" for mass graves analysis is proposed as a blueprint for practical and critical future applications of geoarchaeology.

Geological Society of America eBooks, Apr 5, 2015

Geoarchaeology-an International Journal, 2007

Vita‐Finzi's 1960s model for Mediterranean terrace evolution was once the basis for regional ... more Vita‐Finzi's 1960s model for Mediterranean terrace evolution was once the basis for regional valley histories across much of the Levant. A revisit to the Hasa terrace, formerly considered Early to Middle Holocene in age, resulted in a revised chronostratigraphy. Sedimentological and geochemical analyses bolstered by radiocarbon dating indicate that valley floor construction began shortly after the end of the Middle Holocene, at least 2000 years later than initially proposed. An updated model for floodplain evolution proposes three discrete phases of accretion and alluvial plain formation. A weak cambic soil overprints the alluvium and suggests slightly moister climates than at present for much of the Late Holocene. This model is in accord with settlement data. Intensified uplands agropastoralism accelerated the erosion of slope soils that were recycled and deposited as alluvium across the valley floor. The valley floor sequences of the Hasa are analogous to alluvial chronologies for neighboring wadis of the eastern Jordan Rift and can be tied to key Middle and Late Holocene geomorphic events in the Dead Sea and the southwestern Levant. The data strongly indicate that alluvial fill histories after 1800 cal B.C. were anthropogenically driven, whereas Middle Holocene landscape changes were climatically and structurally triggered. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

North American Archaeologist, 1983

Environmental Archaeology, Jun 1, 2001

Environmental Archaeology is the journal of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) a... more Environmental Archaeology is the journal of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) and is supplied to members of the AEA as part of their subscription. The current subscription rate is £20 per year for ordinary members and £12 per year for student members. Membership enquiries should be made to Ruth Pelling (Association for Environmental Archaeology,

The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2015

Abstracts with programs, 2021

The 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2019

<p>The analytic sophistication demonstrated in this volume can be traced back to pioneering... more <p>The analytic sophistication demonstrated in this volume can be traced back to pioneering works in studies of prehistoric human ecology and what is now recognized as geoarchaeology. The combining of several subfields in geology, geomorphology, hydrology, soil morphology, and advanced dating methods have resulted in the realization of many of the aspirations of the inter-disciplinary research that was advocated for in previous decades. This chapter contrasts the drainage basin morphology along the lower Southeastern U.S., with its expansive Coastal Plains stands, with the shorter river valleys in the northeast, which are controlled by bedrock. The alluvial valleys in the Southeast combined with the milder climates throughout the Pleistocene set this area of the U.S. apart for prime geomorphological and geoarchaeological studies. These regions are contrasted with landforms in the near East at similar time periods, emphasizing the value in global comparisons.</p>

The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2017

The SAA archaeological record, 2007

Geoarchaeology-an International Journal, Sep 30, 2016

During the Iraq War (2003-2011), the U.S. government dispatched teams of forensic archaeologists ... more During the Iraq War (2003-2011), the U.S. government dispatched teams of forensic archaeologists and anthropologists to examine a series of mass graves, a site of genocide allegedly perpetrated by Saddam Hussein in the late 20th century. Remote sensing and limited field-testing disclosed a crime scene featuring extensive landscape disturbances from haphazard placements of shallow, presumed grave trenches and associated spoil heaps. Geoarchaeological expertise was used to explain the terrain irregularities at the crime scene and to reconstruct the processes and sequence chronology of grave site selection, interments, and site abandonment. Geomorphic investigations included observations of field relations and follow-up sedimentological and geochemical analyses. The precrime scene landforms were demonstrably Upper Pleistocene in age and were underlain by calcretes of variable morphogenetic origins; they produced an impenetrable crust of variable depths. Misreading of these elements underpinned the flawed planning and inefficient excavation and disposal strategies by the perpetrators. Geochemical analysis of the grave fills isolated elements (chiefly K) that could be diagnostic of otherwise homogeneous sediment units. Taken together, these data provided key evidence for conviction of the Hussein regime. A "geotaphonomic model" for mass graves analysis is proposed as a blueprint for practical and critical future applications of geoarchaeology.

Geological Society of America eBooks, Apr 5, 2015

Geoarchaeology-an International Journal, 2007

Vita‐Finzi's 1960s model for Mediterranean terrace evolution was once the basis for regional ... more Vita‐Finzi's 1960s model for Mediterranean terrace evolution was once the basis for regional valley histories across much of the Levant. A revisit to the Hasa terrace, formerly considered Early to Middle Holocene in age, resulted in a revised chronostratigraphy. Sedimentological and geochemical analyses bolstered by radiocarbon dating indicate that valley floor construction began shortly after the end of the Middle Holocene, at least 2000 years later than initially proposed. An updated model for floodplain evolution proposes three discrete phases of accretion and alluvial plain formation. A weak cambic soil overprints the alluvium and suggests slightly moister climates than at present for much of the Late Holocene. This model is in accord with settlement data. Intensified uplands agropastoralism accelerated the erosion of slope soils that were recycled and deposited as alluvium across the valley floor. The valley floor sequences of the Hasa are analogous to alluvial chronologies for neighboring wadis of the eastern Jordan Rift and can be tied to key Middle and Late Holocene geomorphic events in the Dead Sea and the southwestern Levant. The data strongly indicate that alluvial fill histories after 1800 cal B.C. were anthropogenically driven, whereas Middle Holocene landscape changes were climatically and structurally triggered. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

North American Archaeologist, 1983